Infrastructure

A fear of the end of private activity bond tax-exemption led some sector issuance to surge in 2017.

The director of the Honolulu transit project offered to forego $3.8 million.

The plan would expand flexibility and broaden the uses of tax-exempt private activity bonds.

A plan that passed the state House would divvy up $175 million among state and local governments.

The New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board is poised to issue $114 million in bonds for sewer and drainage repairs.

The Huntsville city council on Wednesday approved selling municipal bonds to finance $69 million in projects and infrastructure associated with the Toyota-Mazda plants to be built in Limestone County.

The new chief of the MTA's headline unit must juggle his vision for the agency with crisis management.

While there are aspects to the proposal that a municipal professional may admire, it’s not inherently obvious that the shift to a 20/80 split between federal and local funding will produce results.

The administration would cut funds for the Water Infrastructure and Finance Innovation Act program.

The MSRB's annual Fact Book paints a picture of a 2017 muni market that held fairly steady despite tax reform anxiety, with no major declines or drastic shifts in trading activity or trends.

The Reno County Commission approved changes Tuesday to a proposed policy on issuing industrial revenue bonds, eliminating a requirement that the business seeking the bonds must create at least 10 jobs with a payroll of at least $250,000.

A public facilities bond election that would fund the siting and construction of a Moscow police station at the existing Moscow Recycling Center originally set for this spring has now been scheduled for May 2019.

JPMorgan will be first company to develop a major project under New York City’s East Midtown rezoning.

Funding mechanisms such as tax increment financing and special districts such as a local Community Redevelopment Agency could be used to issue bonds.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is spending more than $364 million on the tunnel.

Former MTA Chairman Richard Ravitch elaborates on what ails New York's transit system and what is necessary to fix it. Paul Burton hosts.

Oakland voters in 2016 overwhelmingly approved a $600 million bond to fix city streets and build affordable housing.

Inaction, significant new debt and failure to control labor costs and other cost drivers could pose major bondholder risks, says a Gurtin report.

Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves unveiled Monday what he described as a comprehensive six-year plan to spend $1.17 billion in new money on infrastructure needs throughout the state.

The venture hired infrastructure specialist Robert Keough.